iPad: Making pizza isn't rocket science, but making good pizza can be tricky. Thankfully, DIY Pizza Pie is a guide to making the perfect pizza from scratch. The app shows you how to make dough, pick great toppings, choose the right cheese, and avoid some of the most common pitfalls at-home pizza chefs encounter.

The team behind the app sent us a version to try out, and it's packed with useful information about making great pizza at home. The app was built with the help of the Pizza a Casa cooking school in New York, and while you'll see a lot of tips for making New York-style pizza, it's not the only kind that's represented. DIY Pizza Pie walks you through all of the ingredients and tools you'll need to make great pizza at home, helps you choose the best for the type of pizza you're making (eg, fresh mozzarella versus block versus shredded, and other grated cheeses), the best way to reheat your pizza, how to choose a pizza stone (and how to properly clean one), and much more.

Maybe my favorite section of the app is the "7 Deadly Pizza Pitfalls," where you can read how to avoid soggy pizza crusts, why you should leave the rolling pin in the cabinet when making your dough, why overloading your pizza with toppings will actually hurt it more than help it, and even how to make great pizza at home without setting off the smoke alarm. Hit the link below to grab the app, it's $5 in the iTunes App Store.